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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 3, 2010
Clearwater firm buys Wing City Grill

Clearwater-based Boos Development Group Inc. purchased the 6,485-square-foot Wing City Grill restaurant for $1.5 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jean Gruss
  • December 3, 2010
A Better Season

The winter tourism season is shaping up to be an improvement over last year. But hoteliers on the Gulf Coast say a short booking window and weak demand will continue to pressure room rates.

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  • By Jay Brady
  • December 3, 2010
Bond Bonanza?

Government issuers of taxable Build America Bonds enjoy a big subsidy from taxpayers, but a study claims the bonds hurt the main holders of municipal bonds: individual U.S. taxpayers.

  • Florida
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  • By Jay Brady
  • December 3, 2010
Government Digest: Dec. 3 - Dec. 9

Governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 26, 2010
Fort Myers investors buy office building

Fort Myers Realtor Amit Maheshwari and his father Arun Maheshwari purchased the 40,281-square-foot Lee Executive Center for $775,000.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • November 26, 2010
Investor buys two vacant buildings

Vincent Payne of Sarasota purchased two vacant office buildings for $1 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 26, 2010
Virginia REIT buys Embassy Suites

Richmond, Va.-based Apple Real Estate Investment Trust purchased the 147-unit Embassy Suites Tampa/Brandon for $20.92 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 26, 2010
Tampa investors buy Hickory Pointe Apartments

An anonymous group of Tampa investors purchased Hickory Pointe LLC from Intervest Bank, a deal that allowed the group to acquire the 160-unit Hickory Pointe Apartments complex for $3.2 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 26, 2010
Prominent Sarasota developer in talks with P.F. Chang's

Sarasota real estate entrepreneur Dr. Mark Kauffman is in negotiations with P.F. Chang's China Bistro Inc. over a possible Sarasota location.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jay Brady
  • November 26, 2010
Moving Targets

Hillsborough County's proposed strategic plan for economic growth aims at a smaller group of targeted industries, but leaves regulatory issues for another day.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 26, 2010
Landmark Residential buys Reflections at Carrollwood

Jupiter-based Landmark Residential purchased the 264-unit Reflections at Carrollwood apartment complex for $12.93 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 26, 2010
United Materials buys second building

Naples-based United Materials Inc. purchased a 16,820-square-foot industrial building for $700,000. The price equated to $42 per square foot.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 26, 2010
First Baptist Family Church buys First Assembly campus

First Baptist Family Church of Marco Island purchased the First Assembly of God church campus for $5 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 26, 2010
Prominent residential real estate firms join forces

Naples-based Premier Properties of Southwest Florida Inc. has affiliated with the Sotheby's International Realty brand and will now operate as Premier Sotheby's International Realty.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 26, 2010
Sarasota County provides boost for nursing facility

Florida Living Options, a Galesburg, Ill.-based assisted-living facility company, can receive up to $100,000 in relocation fees from Sarasota County for wetland mitigation.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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